The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-08-13

kUOWS ue SnOutcu, 'tuNt NttNt WttSiR Hartford has got that stock and that he has his plans laid to freeze me o0ty Do you know that you have ruined one of the most magnificent railroads deals of the century, Do you know that il you had held on to that stock three months longer 1t would have been worth HOP Do you know that 1t Is ninety now? Do you sce what a fool you are and that yen have rnined mel"
 allow could Hartford have got it when you said yourself that he was a beggSr?"
 "Beggar bc ---" (oh, can't tell you the perfectly awful language he useil. "Why n,aa who knew where to put his hand on that stock could have raised the money for It in ten minutes in Detroit, if he were ten times beggar."
 "Don't you think you could make terms with Hartford? You us,d to bc good friends"
 Old Coupon sat down and groane,l, He dug his hands in his hair and Nst- ed his elbows on the table.
 "rm real sorry" said Fanny "fll buy back the stock if you like"
 Then old Coupon jumped up and began pacing up and down and swear ing again.
 "iicar the sinple:on!" he yelled, "She'll buy 1t back! Good gracious {! haven't you sense enough to know that you could as easily buy your way into heaven? Buy 0dck the stock! I suppose you think it's like piece of silk that they will exchange at the store"
 "Wcll," said Fanny wiih sigh, "l am afraid you will have to make some kind of terms with Mir Hartford. Pm sorry now we didn't use him hcttcr.'
 Old Coupon looke', at her for mo- ment.
 "Fanny," he said, do you think he would come over here if you cabled to him?"
 "Oh, I couldn't do thing like that. Not for the ro,ii."
 "But by - you must do It." he cried bringing his fist down on the table again, you have got me into this muddle and 1t is your duty to do anything you can to help me out
 "But, father, if he comes over here -he- that--is-if Inc should"
 ooh, hang il all, don't founder about like that. l know what you mean If he wants to marry you and won't give up the stock unless, then you'll have to marry him, do you hear? l won't stdnd any nonseiise. Besides always did dislike that ras- cal"
 Fanny sighed and said that she would do so if there was no other way out of it. And sure enough when he came over there mds no other way out of il. He gave back the stock to Fan ny when they were married, Old Coupon Is going to make him vice president of the road.
 And de you think that Fanny gave him the -----"
 "Of course she gave 1t to him. Ii was all her scheme and was all ar ranged before they left Detroit. tell you that girl would make her fortune on change. Besides they
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